LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 8, 1 September 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Up-to-Date Police School. During his stay in England Detec-tive-Sergeant Doyle, who has returned to the Dominion, attended the Birmingham Police School, which, he said, was the most up-to-date school of its kind in Europe, and Scotland Yard, where he examined the methods of the Crrminal Investigation Pepartment. The use of wireless in the detection of crime was the most interesting advance in police strategy in other countries, , said Detective-Sergeant Doyle, and of all places to observe its working Melbourne, in his opinion, was the best, its equipment ranking equal, if not superior, to that of London. A fleet of six fast cars was employed, each fitted swith a wireless set, which lcept the car in continuous communication with police headquarters. The Morse code was adopted and an operator stood by his set continuously. Among the tutors at the Bmminghom Police School were two nniversity professors and a wellknown barristeR. Besides the study of police methods such subjects as English and geography were taught, the objects being to raise the general educational standard level of the police force. No Overhead Wires. The reconstruction committee in Napier is now discussing the question of avoiding overhead wires in the ;town, and of mid-street sewer and drains. For the purpose of carrying the necessary wires, it is possible that a system of hollow curb-stone may be adopted, as is the case in many cities.

Further Cause of Trouble. Much of the trouble which has developed in the present period of commercial depression has been caused through many business concerns inboom times developing solely with the object of making .more profits, said Mr J. E. Strachan, of Rangiora, in an address which he gave in Christchurch the other night. "They over-capitalised, speculated and took risks, and these have led to the unsound position that many of them are llnding themselves in to-day," he said.